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CVE-2026-55088VulnerabilityPublished

ep_etherpad-lite: Device-to-device author-token transfer endpoint is replayable, never expires, and exposes the

Affects ep_etherpad-liteSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-55088· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 3.1.0 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.1.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ep_etherpad-lite to 3.1.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmep_etherpad-liteAffected
  • >=2.6.0 <3.1.0
Fixed in
  • 3.1.0

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in ep_etherpad-lite version 3.1.0 and later. Operators should upgrade to this version to fully remediate the issue. Workarounds such as disabling UI elements that expose the transfer URL, blocking /tokenTransfer/* endpoints via reverse proxy, or setting short database cleanup intervals do not fully mitigate the risk. Only upgrading to the patched version provides complete protection.

Description

Etherpad's device-to-device author-token transfer endpoint has multiple security flaws: the transfer URL never expires, can be reused multiple times, and exposes the cleartext author token in the GET response body. This allows an attacker who obtains the transfer UUID to impersonate the author persistently by redeeming the token repeatedly and accessing the raw token. The vulnerability affects versions 2.6.0 through 3.0.0 and is fixed in version 3.1.0.

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